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Antibiotic Use among Children in an Urban Brazilian Slum: A Risk Factor for Diarrhea?
- Source :
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American Journal of Public Health . Jan1991, Vol. 81 Issue 1, p99-100. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- Among a cohort of children in a poor urban setting in Brazil, the relative risk for the occurrence of a new episode of diarrhea in the two weeks following antibiotic use vs all other weeks was 1.44 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.33, 2.45). Among children ever [corrected] exposed to antibiotics, the odds ratio was 1.34 (95% CI = 0.84, 2.16) after stratifying by individual child and controlling for previous diarrhea. Further research is needed to confirm whether antibiotics are a risk factor for diarrhea in such settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9103182522
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.81.1.99